The new 10 year drug strategy

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• The new 10 year drug strategy

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• Replaces and builds on the previous ten year
  strategy published in 1998, updated in 2002
• Sets out an overarching framework of objectives,
  which extend the approach taken in the previous
  strategy
• Contains first of a series of three year action
  plans, which will run alongside the Governments
  Comprehensive Spending Review cycles and
  associated PSA targets

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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
Down by 22
Recorded acquisitive crime down.
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
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31.8
among young people, overall drug use is at its
lowest level over the same period
Down by 22
Recorded acquisitive crime down.
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
195,000
85,000
Treatment capacity has doubled, waiting times
down and effectiveness improved.
24.1
31.8
among young people, overall drug use is at its
lowest level over the same period
Down by 22
Recorded acquisitive crime down.
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
new Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
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Perceptions of drug use / dealing as a problem
in your local area
195,000
85,000
Treatment capacity has doubled, waiting times
down and effectiveness improved.
24.1
31.8
among young people, overall drug use is at its
lowest level over the same period
Down by 22
Recorded acquisitive crime down.
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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1998 2008 Drug Strategy
new Drug Strategy
1997 / 98 data
2006 / 07 data
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Perceptions of drug use / dealing as a problem
in your local area
Communication
195,000
85,000
Treatment capacity has doubled, waiting times
down and effectiveness improved.
Re-integration
24.1
31.8
among young people, overall drug use is at its
lowest level over the same period
Families
Down by 22
Recorded acquisitive crime down.
Neighbourhood Policing
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12.1

overall drug use in England and Wales is at its
lowest level since 1997
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• Why does confidence matter?
• There is a gap between perception and delivery
  BCS has crime fallen but the perception is that
  it has risen

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Communications
and Community Engagement
Toolkits to support your local campaigns Themed
weeks of action National Tackling Drugs Week,
Not in My Neighbourhood Week National campaigns
around safe communities and citizen
engagement Crime prevention information to help
communities make themselves safer National
awards to recognise your contribution Regular
insights into public attitudes and
trends National marketing campaigns to change
behaviour on drugs, alcohol, knives Targeted
updates on key crime issues Information from
other government departments National media
coverage of action being taken to reduce
crime Regular two-way dialogue between you and
the Home Office
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We will deliver new
approaches to
drug treatment and social reintegration

• Personalised, more effective treatment
• Referral and joint working between treatment
  agencies and job centres
• Exploring the case for introducing a new benefits
  regime for drug users
• Piloting individual budgets and local budget
  pooling
• Ensuring prisoners receive effective treatment
  both in prison and on release

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• We will prevent harm to
  children,
• young people and families
• affected by substance
  misuse

• Prioritising drug misusing parents for treatment
  and protecting their children
• Delivering a package of interventions for
  families at risk
• Supporting parents and kin carers to talk to
  their children about drugs and prevent use
• Improving access to positive activities and
  social inclusion programmes
• Reinforcing the role of schools

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• We will protect communities
  through robust
• enforcement to tackle
  drug supply,
• drug related crime
  and ASB

• Proactively targeting and managing drug using
  offenders
• Using neighbourhood policing approach to engage
  and empower communities
• Ensuring all available powers, sanctions and
  levers are applied to tackle drug related crime
  and ASB
• Seizing dealers assets on arrest and increasing
  ability to seize assets overseas
• Intercepting more drugs being trafficked and
  export our borders.

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The overarching aim of the new strategy is to
Reduce flow in Identify intervene earlier
Increase flow out personalised, new approaches
outcome focussed
Target those causing most harm to communities
Effective Treatment
Re- integration
lt18s Young Adults
Problem Drug Users
Enforcement action at local, regional, national
and international level to reduce supply and
availability.
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Strategy to Implementation

• The Police and Justice Act (schedule 9) amended
  the Crime and Disorder Act and requires the
  following from responsible authorities (Local
  Authorities, Police, Police Authorities, PCTs,
  Fire Authorities)
• the responsible authorities for a local
  government area shall formulate  
• a strategy for the reduction of crime and
  disorder in the area, including anti-social
  behaviour adversely affecting the local
  environment) and
• a strategy for combating the misuse of drugs,
  alcohol and other substances in the area

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PSA 25 Reduce the harm caused by drugs and
alcohol NI 38 Drug-related (Class A) offending
rate NI 40 The number of drug users in effective
treatment NI 42 The of the public who perceive
drug use or drug dealing as a problem
PSA 14 Increase the number of children and
young people on the path to success NI 115
Substance misuse by young people PSA 14
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PSA 25 Reduce the harm caused by drugs and
alcohol NI 38 Drug-related (Class A) offending
rate NI 40 The number of drug users in effective
treatment NI 42 The of the public who perceive
drug use or drug dealing as a problem
PSA 14 Increase the number of children and
young people on the path to success NI 115
Substance misuse by young people PSA 14 NI 110
Young peoples participation in positive
activities NI 111 First time entrants to the
Youth Justice System aged 10 17 NI 114 Rate of
permanent exclusions from school DCSF DSO NI 117
16 to 18 year olds who are not in education,
training or employment (NEET)
PSA 23 - To make communities safer NI 30
Re-offending rate of prolific and priority
offenders NI 18 Adult re-offending rates for
those under probation supervision NI 15 Serious
violent crime rate NI 16 Serious acquisitive
crime rate NI 17 Perceptions of anti-social
behaviour NI 19 Rate of proven re-offending by
young offenders NI 21 Dealing with local concerns
about anti-social behaviour and crime by the
local council and police
D RUG PSAs
PSA 16  (Increase the proportion of socially
excluded adults in settled accommodation and
employment , education or training ) NI 143
Offenders under probation supervision living in
settled and suitable accommodation at the end of
their order or licence NI 144 Offenders under
probation supervision in employment at the end of
their order or licence
PSA 18 Promote better health and wellbeing for
all PSA 19 Ensure better care for all PSA 24
Deliver a more effective, transparent criminal
justice system for victims and the public
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Drug specific national indicators within LAAs
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Perceptions/Service Indicators within LAAs
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